"I don't want to be tied to the concept of virginity" Haruhi mused.
Kyouya did not look up from the newspaper he was reading nor did he his body move an inch. Kyouya sat still on the red plush couch in the Music Room letting only a "Hmm?" escape his lips.
In truth, Kyouya was not anymore paying attention to the article he was reading. He was intrigued but would not show it. Kyouya knew how radical and different Haruhi's opinions can be, but this one came as quite a surprise. No one would expect a pure and innocent girl like Haruhi to speak such words. But then again, this is Haruhi, things are usually very different and unexpected.
"I don't like the idea of having to save such a trivial thing for someone special. If anything, virginity just proves to be a burden." The girl continued, staring blankly outside the three paneled glass windows of the room.
"We women constantly have to look after our so-called virginity. If we lose our virginity, we are labeled as women who cannot control our sexual urges and are considered less desirable. I feel as if the value of my being a woman rests on my ability to keep my virginity intact for until I marry someone."
"And what do you expect me to say to that?"
Kyouya fixed his glasses, still not looking up from the newspaper and pretending to be engrossed in reading, when in fact he was intrigued and feeling a little awkward. He was genuinely not sure how to react but he had to keep his cool.
Haruhi did not give an answer. She continued to muse out loud.
"Women are always pressured into doing such things, but how about men? I can bet that nine times out of ten, men won't even mind whoever they lose their virginity to, so long as they do. But why are women forced to wait, control their sexual urges, and save themselves for their marriage partners?"
It was quite astonishing how even with the things Haruhi is saying, she still looks like her calm and serene self. The girl did not look like she felt awkward saying all of these. To Kyouya, it seemed that Haruhi was merely stating something as-a-matter-of-factly, like it didn't matter to her that she was talking to a healthy hot-blooded boy. Haruhi, as usual, is dense, Kyouya thought.
"Why tell me all of these?" Kyouya finally looked up from the newspaper he was pretending to be reading. Kyouya met Haruhi's eyes, to his surprise. He put down the newspaper and remained coolly still in the couch, still unwilling to show Haruhi the awkwardness he was feeling.
"Because of all people, you should understand."
"Understand what?" Now, Kyouya was not only intrigued, but also surprised.
"You're the most open-minded person I know right now. You also don't look like the type to mind having conversations straying from the usual rainbows and unicorns-types."
There was silence in the room, Kyouya did not know what to say. It was true that he was open-minded and that he liked having deep and intellectual conversations, but preferably not like these and not with her.
"How do you feel about this matter?" Haruhi asked, still calm and collected. She turned her back and returned to gazing from the glass windows of Ouran High.
Kyouya was not quite sure what to answer. While it is true that he is a healthy hot-blooded teenage boy who would not mind having intimate relationships with ladies, he still felt a bit strongly for saving a person's chastity for marriage. For one, Kyouya himself has not yet slept with a woman. He found no reason to. Self-pleasuring does the trick for Kyouya. He would rather not attach himself to another person. Despite how indifferent he looks about the matter, Kyouya was saving himself for marriage.
But it was hard to say that in front of Haruhi. It was his pride. He did not even know why he did not want to say all that, and so he didn't.
"I do not care. I'll do whatever I please and whatever pleases me." He said coolly, lying through his breath.
"If so…" Haruhi paused, still looking outside the window with her back turned to Kyouya. "then would you mind taking my virginity?"
Surprised is an extreme understatement to how Kyouya felt. He had no idea what to say, to go against his beliefs or to hold on to his pride? But Kyouya knew better than to allow for long silence to happen between them to indicate awkwardness and his surprise. So he gave Haruhi a quick, and seemingly sure reply.
"I don't."
Kyouya had to check if his voice shook as he said those two words.
Luckily, he was able to feign confidence and sureness in delivering them.